Moonshadow…Ulysses Butterfly (Papilio ulysses)

 

Moonshadow

Moonshadow

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~Henry David Thoreau

Ulysses Butterfly (Papilio ulysses)

The Ulysses butterfly is also known as the Blue Mountain Butterfly and has a wingspan of about 14 cm. It inhabits the tropical rainforests of north Queensland. When in flight the butterfly can be seen hundreds of metres away as sudden iridescent electric blue flashes. These colours are produced by the microscopic structure of the scales on the wings. The female of the species is different from the male in that she has little crescents of blue in the back sections of her hind wings. .

I created this image during the wetseason up here in North Queensland and recently released it as an ARTCARD and OPEN EDITION 8x10inch print. .

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